Technical Program
Technical Program Overview
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026 |
8:30 - 9:00 AM
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AREA 7 |
PLENARY Chair/Organizer: Chiara Barretta, Marios Theristis Celestin E |
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8:30 Yield forecasting conundrumsKeith McIntosh. PV Lighthouse | ||||||
9:00 - 9:30 AM
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AREA 4 |
PLENARY Chair/Organizer: Ujjwal Das, Thien Truong Celestin E |
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9:00 Building the Future – U.S. PV ManufacturingDanielle Merfeld. Hanwha Qcells, Cartersville, GA 30121 | ||||||
9:30 - 10:00 AM
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AREA 5 |
PLENARY Chair/Organizer: Andre Augusto, Ziv Hameiri Celestin E |
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9:30 The Critical Role of Recombination Characterization in High-Efficiency Silicon TechnologiesRonald Sinton. Sinton Instruments | ||||||
10:00 - 10:30 AM
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BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS Storyville (Exhibit Hall) |
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10:30 - 12:00 PM
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AREA 2 |
CDSE AND CDTE DEFECTS AND DOPING Chair/Organizer: Marco Nardone, Darius Kuciauskas Celestin B |
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10:30 Defect Emission in CdCl2-treated CdSe Thin FilmsAbasi Abudulimu1, Xiaoming Wang1, Tyler Brau1, Jaroslav KuliÄek2, Scott L. Wenner1, Adam B. Phillips1, Ebin Bastola1, Manoj K. Jamarkattel1, Vijay C. Karade1, Kiran Lamichhane1, Aparajita Dixit1, Bohuslav Rezek2, Yanfa Yan1, Michael J. Heben1, Randy J. Ellingson1. 1Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), Department of Physics and A, Toledo, OH, United States, 2Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, CT, Czech Republic | ||||||
10:45 A3 Investigating the effects of processing conditions on carrier dynamics in single crystal CdTe:As grown by molecular beam epitaxyAlex J. Ashley1, Hongling Lott2, Andrea T. Mathew2, Eric Colegrove2, Matthew O. Reese2, Jason B. Baxter1. 1Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
11:00 Separation of Light and Bias Modification to CdTe Solar CellsMegh N. Khanal, Priya S. Suryavanshi, Katherine Zaunbrecher, Lilly Quintana-Barrera, James Sites. Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States | ||||||
11:15 A11 Nanoscale Investigation of Defects in CdCl2 Treated CdSe Thin FilmsXiaolei Liu, Zhaoxia Zhou, Jacques Kenyon, Rob Ellis, Kerrie Morris, Zeyad Elsayed, Sam Machin, Kieran Curson, Jake Bowers, Michael Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom | ||||||
11:30 CdTe Solar Cells with In Situ Phosphorous DopingLuis C. Infante-Ortega, Kara B. Kile, Kiran Lamichhane, Ebin Bastola, Prabodika N. Kaluarachchi, Zulkifl Hussain, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Thomas Fiducia, Abasi Abudulimu, Ambalanath Shan, Sabin Neupane, Yanfa Yan, Nikolas Podraza, Randy J. Ellingson, Michael J. Heben, Adam B. Phillips. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States | ||||||
11:45 20.7% Efficient CdSeTe thin-film solar cells by ex-situ bismuth (Bi) dopingSabin Neupane1, Deng-Bing Li1, Manoj Jamarkattel1, Nicholas Miller2, Kiran Lamichhane1, Sanjeeb Budhathoki1, Alisha Adhikari1, Ujjwal Dhakal1, Hamim Sharif1, Ebin Bastola1, Adam Phillips1, Feng Yan3, James Becker2, Randy Ellingson1, Michael Heben1, Yanfa Yan1. 1University of Toledo, PVIC, TOLEDO, OH, United States, 2First Solar Inc. , Perrysburg, OH, United States, 3Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States | ||||||
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AREA 4 |
NOVEL METALLIZATION, AND HIGH EFFICIENCY CONTACTS Chair/Organizer: Nikos Kopidakis, Margaret Zeile Celestin A |
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10:30 Revolutionary copper metallization technology for terawatt PV industryTian He, Peng Li Li, Xin Dong, Haoran Qiu, Jun Duan, Yunpeng Li, Hua Wu, Xiaoning Ru, Lan Chen, Junxiong Lu, Xixiang Xu, Zhenguo Li, Liang Fang Fang, Bo He. Central R&D Institute, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xi’an, China | ||||||
11:00 Characterization and Modeling of 24.3% Copper Contacted n-TOPCon Solar Cell with Screen Printable Copper PastesRuohan Zhong1, Vijaykumar Upadhyaya1, Venkata Sai Aditya Mulkaluri1, Sagnik Dasgupta1, Wook-Jin Choi1, Young Woo Ok1, Kevin Elmer2, Ruvini Dharmadasa2, Erin Yenney2, Apolo Nambo2, Thad Druffel2, Ajeet Rohatgi1. 1Georgia Institute of Technology, ATLANTA, GA, United States, 2Bert Thin Films Inc, Louisville, KY, United States | ||||||
11:15 Critical look at the atmospheric Cu fire-through dielectric metallization for cost-effective and high efficiency silicon solar cellsDonald Intal1, Sandra Huneycutt1, Abasifreke Ebong1, Ajeet Rohatgi2, Vijay Upadhyaya2, Sagnik Dasgupta2, Ruohan Zhong2, Thad Druffel3, Ruvini Dharmadasa3. 1University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States, 2Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3Bert Thin Films LLC, Louisville, KY, United States | ||||||
11:30 Microscopic Analysis of LECO-induced Modification of Ag-Polysilicon Contact Interface in Double-Side TOPCon Solar CellsWook-Jin Choi, Young-Woo Ok, Kwan Hong Min, Sagnik Dasgupta, Ruohan Zhong, Ajeet Rohatgi. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States | ||||||
11:45 Femtosecond UV-Laser Contact Opening for LECO Metallization in TOPCon Solar CellsThien Truong, William Nemeth, Steve Johnston, Jacob Slifka, David Young, Paul Stradins. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
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AREA 5 |
CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES Chair/Organizer: Jonhson Wong, Dana Kern Celestin C |
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10:30 A contactless approach for tandem solar cell performance diagnosticsShuai Nie1, Yan Zhu1, Arthur Julien1, Felix Gayot1, Zubair Abdullah-Vetter1, Joël Wyttenbach2, Carine Roux2, Ziv Hameiri1. 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2CEA INES, Le Bourget du Lac, France | ||||||
11:00 Experimental Methods for Perovskite Mini-module AnalysisClaudia Buerhop-Lutz1, Ones ghaffari1, Shudi Qiu2, Michael Wagner1, Oleksandr Stroyuk1, Christoph J. Brabec2, Ian Marius Peters1. 1Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, HI ERN, Erlangen, Germany, 2Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials, Erlangen, Germany | ||||||
11:30 Photoluminescence imaging of luminescent down-shifting layers in silicon solar cellsAnh Huy Tuan Le, Chang Sun, Yan Zhu, Ziv Hameiri. School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | ||||||
11:45 B5 Improved CdTe metallization through use of internal energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyRyan Muzzio1, Christopher P. Muzzillo1, Ed Sartor1, Chungho Lee2, Matthew O. Reese1, Craig L. Perkins1. 1National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 2First Solar Inc. , Santa Clara, CA, United States | ||||||
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AREA 6 |
PEROVSKITE MODULE STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS Chair/Organizer: Michael Owen-Bellini, Marco Casareto Celestin H |
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10:30 Technical Considerations for Commercializing Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules – A review of observations from the PACT CenterJoshua S Stein1, Laura T Schelhas2, Timothy J Silverman2, Bruce H King1, Angelique Montgomery1, Michael Owen-Bellini2, Nick Irvin2, Sona Ulinca2, Michael Deceglie2, Norman Jost1, Daniel Riley1, Byron McDanold2, Joshua Parker2, Dana Kern2, Jackson Schall2, Charles Robinson1. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 2National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
10:45 E1 Towards Compatible Encapsulants for Industrial Perovskite-Silicon Tandem ModulesChiara Barretta1, Petra Christoefl1, Marcel Kuehne2, Markus Franke2, Frans Op den Buijsch3, Roland Milatz3, Lisa Champault4, Quentin Jeangros4, Quiterie Emery5, Mark Khenkin5, Carolin Ulbrich5, Gernot Oreski1,6. 1Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL), Leoben, Austria, 2Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, 3The Compound Company, Enschede, Netherlands, 4Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) , Neuchatel, Switzerland, 5Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), Berlin, Germany, 6Technical University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria | ||||||
11:00 E3 Halide Perovskite Phase Transitions. How They Work and How to Watch Them.Jeffrey Christians. Hope College, Department of Engineering, Holland, MI, United States | ||||||
11:15 M10 Improved Mechanical Robustness and Durability Enabled by Textured Wafers and Interlayers in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar CellsMuzhi Li1, Mathilde Fievez2, Zhengshan Yu2, Nicholas Rolston1. 1Materials Science and Engineering, Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, 2Beyond Silicon, Tempe, AZ, United States | ||||||
11:30 Screening Encapsulant Properties to Determine Compatibility with Metal-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells and ModulesLucile M. Cerda1,2, Mostafa Othman1, Oulaya Darbi1, Lisa Champault3, Jonathan Champliaud3, Christian M. Wolff1, Antonin Faes1,3, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser1, Christophe Ballif1,3, Soňa UliÄná1. 1EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland, 3CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||
11:45 Field durability tests of perovskite solar cells loaded with fixed resistorsTakeshi Tayagaki, Sayaka Hirooka, Kohei Yamamoto, Takurou N. Murakami, Masahiro Yoshita. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan | ||||||
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AREA 7 |
PV SYSTEMS OPERATION Chair/Organizer: Mark Mikofski , Lelia Deville Celestin F |
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10:30 Impacts on backtracking energy generation from underlying terrain undulations and varying motor block sizeWilliam J. Hayes, Kendra Conrad, Kyumin Lee. ARRAY Technologies, Albuequerque, NM, United States | ||||||
11:00 Sensitivity of Bifacial PV Performance Loss Rate Estimates to Rear-Side Irradiance Sensor Type and Placement: A Field Case StudyGustavo Nofuentes 1, Jorge Aguilera1, Emilio Muñoz-Cerón1, Douglas Lamas2, Giuliano A. Rampinelli2, Juan de la Casa1. 1PV IDEA Research Group, CEACTEMA, University of Jaen, Spain., Jaen, Spain, 2Nucleo Tecnologico de Energia Eletrica, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. , Ararangua, Brazil | ||||||
11:15 Module-Level Performance Loss Rate Estimates for Bifacial and Monofacial PV Modules on Different Soils at a Low-Latitude SiteDouglas Lamas1, Giuliano A. Rampinelli1, Juan de la Casa2, Jorge Aguilera2, Emilio Muñoz-Cerón2, Gustavo Nofuentes2. 1Nucleo Tecnologico de Energia Eletrica. Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil., Ararangua, Brazil, 2PV IDEA Research Group, CEACTEMA, University of Jaén, Spain, Jaen, Spain | ||||||
11:30 Performance Analysis of a DC-coupled PV-plus-storage Plant with Bifacial PV ModulesYiwei Ma1, Rabin Dhakal1, Daniel Fregosi1, Joe Thompson1, Cameron Riley1, Aminul Huque1, William Hobbs2. 1EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 2Southern Company, Atlanta, GA, United States | ||||||
11:45 Analysis of Photovoltaic Fleet Performance during August 2020 Western US HeatwaveBennet Meyers, Kirsten Perry, Dirk Jordan. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
1:30 - 3:00 PM
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SPECIAL SESSION |
PVSC 2026 SPECIAL SESSION: GLOBAL PV PERSPECTIVES Chair/Organizer: Silvana Ovaitt, Ammar Nayfeh, Thales Borrely Celestin E |
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1:30 Opening RemarksAmmar Nayfeh1, Silvana Ovaitt 2. 1Khalifa University , 2National Laboratory of the Rockies | ||||||
1:35 Regional Solar & Research SpotlightDr. Thales Borrely, Dr. Badara Mbow, Wafa Al Naqbi, D. Hassan Abbas Khan, Rafsan Sayad. | ||||||
2:25 Moderated Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A. | ||||||
2:55 Closing RemarksAmmar Nayfeh 1, Silvana Ovaitt 2. 1Khalifa University , 2National Laboratory of the Rockies | ||||||
3:00 - 3:30 PM
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BREAK |
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS Storyville (Exhibit Hall) |
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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AREA 1 |
POSTERS Chair/Organizer: Emily Warren, Rebecca Saive, Louise Hirst Poster Section 1 |
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H1 High-specific-power photovoltaics from stacked CVD-grown MoS2Muhammad A. Abbas, Timothy Ismael, Teethiya Datta, Josh M. Sasson, Owen P. Harris, Miriam E. Lerner, Matthew D. Escarra, Dylan Chehebar. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States | ||||||
H2 Selective Coating of MoS2 Transport Layer on Patterned-ITO Substrate by Modified Interfacial Assembly for PV ApplicationsMuntaser Almansoori, Ammar Nayfeh. Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates | ||||||
H3 Effect of Graphene Doped PEDOT:PSS as a Hole Transport Layer on Organic Solar Cell PerformanceWafa Alnaqbi, Shanavas Shajahan, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Ammar Nayfeh. Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates | ||||||
H4 Exceptionally Bright Near-Band-Edge Emission in an Earth-Abundant, Defect-Tolerant SemiconductorSmitakshi Goswami1, Zhenkun Yuan1, Genevieve Amobi2, Sita Dugu3, Gideon Kassa1, Kirill Kovnir2, Geoffroy Hautier1,4, Sage Bauers3, Jifeng Liu1. 1Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States, 2Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States, 3National Lab of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 4Rice University, Houston, TX, United States | ||||||
H5 Durable and Multi-functional Anti-Reflection Coatings for Solar Photovoltaic Cover GlassShandon D. Hart1, Steven A. Yamada1, Lin Lin1, Peng Chen1, Dong-gun Moon2, Tae-young Kim2, Ji-man Lee2, Ananth Subramanian1, Nicholas M. Walker1, Fred Woodall1, Binwei Zhang1, Alexandra L. Mitchell1, Carlo Kosik Williams1, Jaymin Amin1. 1Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY, United States, 2Corning Precision Materials Co. Ltd, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do , South Korea | ||||||
H6 Scalable Nanogap Fabrication and Non-Destructive Metrology for Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic DevicesYuting Li, Yeonghoon Jin, Debarati Sen, Titilope Dada, Eric Tervo. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States | ||||||
H7 Tunable Organic Photovoltaic Module Platform for Photoelectrochemical Fuel ProductionLuke McClintock, Zebulon Schichtl, Reilly Seban, Bryon Larson, Emily Warren. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
H8 Applications of III-V Thermoradiative DiodesMichael P. Nielsen, Valerii Radchenkov, Shimul Kanti Nath, Martin Zlatinov, Stephen Bremner, Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes. UNSW, Sydney, Australia | ||||||
H9 Albedo-Assisted Bifacial Operation of Single-Junction Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar CellsAtanu Purkayastha, Anuj Kumar Palariya, Anurag Dehengia, Satish Patil, Sushobhan Avasthi. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India | ||||||
H10 Multifunctional luminescent coating for space photovoltaic applicationsSergey Sarkisov1, Darayas Patel2, Alexandre Fedoseyev1. 1SSS Optical Technologies, LLC, Huntsville, AL, United States, 2Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, United States | ||||||
H11 Toward Defect-Engineered Photovoltaic Devices: Insight Into Combined Theoretical And Experimental Approach For Transparent Hole Collector / Active Organic Layer Interface CreationAleksandra Tomaszowska1, Paulina Powroznik1, Aleksandra Przybyla1, Yuri Ardesi2, Fabrizio Mo2,4, Gianluca Piccinini2, Mariagrazia Graziano33, Maciej Krzywiecki1. 1Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 2Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, 3Department of Applied Science and Technology of Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, 4National Institute for Metrological Research (INRiM), Turin, Italy | ||||||
H12 Optimizing Practical Applications of Downshifting Technology in Commercial Solar CellsMinh Tien Tran, Mingzhe Guo, Martin Green, Jessica Yajie Jiang. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | ||||||
H13 Toward Scalable Free-Space Luminescent Solar ConcentrationMathis Van de Voorde, Twan Kalthof, Jelle Westerhof, Lisanne Einhaus, Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands | ||||||
H14 Alloy Engineering of BaZrS3 Chalcogenide PerovskiteKiruba Catherine Vincent1, Shubhanshu Agarwal1, Rohan Nalumachu1, Kim Kisslinger2, Rakesh Agrawal1. 1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 2Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States | ||||||
H15 Combining computational screening and experiment to discover defect-tolerant semiconductors for thin-film photovoltaicsZhenkun Yuan1,2, Muhammad R. Hasan3, Gideon Kassa1, Genevieve Amobi3, Shaham Quadir4, Smitakshi Goswami1, Andrew Pike1, Guillermo L. Esparza5, Sita Dugu4, Andriy Zakutayev4, David P. Fenning5, Obadiah G. Reid4,6, Sage R. Bauers4, Jifeng Liu1, Kirill Kovnir3,7, Geoffroy Hautier1,2. 1Rice University, Houston, TX, United States, 2Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States, 3Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States, 4National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 5University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, 6University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, 7Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA, United States | ||||||
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AREA 4 |
POSTERS Chair/Organizer: Paul Procel Moya, Thien Truong, Ujjwal Das Poster Section 2 |
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H16 Development of high-temperature resistant double side (DS) TOPCon architecture for the bottom Si solar cells of perovskite/Si tandem cellSagnik Dasgupta1, Kwan Hong Min1, Wook-Jin Choi1, Ajeet Rohatgi1, Young-Woo Ok1, Yanfa Yan2, Zhaoning Song2. 1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States | ||||||
H17 Microscopic Insights into the Mechanism of LECO-Enabled Fire-through Cu Contact Formation on n-TOPConSagnik Dasgupta1, Ruohan Zhong1, Harvey Gutthrey2, Mengkun Tian1, Vijaykumar Upadhyaya1, Venkata S. A. Mulkaluri1, Donald Intal3, Wook-Jin Choi1, Young-Woo Ok1, Pauls Stradins2, Abasifreke Ebong3, Ruvini Dharmadasa4, Thad Druffel4, Ajeet Rohatgi1. 1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 3University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, United States, 4Bert Thin Films, Louisville, KY, United States | ||||||
H18 Mitigating the contact resistance limitation of cavitated fine line Ag paste by Laser-Enhanced Contact OptimizationDonald Intal1, Abasifreke Ebong1, Vijay Upadhyaya2, Brian Rounsaville2, Ajeet Rohatgi2, Dana Hankey3, Marshall Tibbetts3. 1University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States, 2Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3ACI Materials Inc., Goleta, CA, United States | ||||||
H19 Extended Accelerated Stress Testing of Lamination-Free Edge-Sealed Photovoltaic Mini-ModulesSteve Johnston1, Ryan Ruhle2, Dana B. Kern1, Kent Terwilliger1, David Durney2, Walajabad Sampath2. 1National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 2Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States | ||||||
H20 Understanding of Boron Diffusion Dynamics in In-situ and Ex-situ Doped p+ Poly-Si Passivating Contacts for p-type TOPCon Solar CellsUnsoo Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Sang Hee Lee, Yunae Cho, Hyungwoo Kim, Kyung Taek Jeong, Hee-Eun Song. Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, South Korea | ||||||
J1 Silicon heterojunction solar cells with copper contacts metallization by direct printing and CO2 laser sinteringQuang Hao Nguyen1, Ranganathan Kumar1, Aravinda Kar2, Kristopher O. Davis3. 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States, 2CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States, 3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States | ||||||
J2 Electrical Stability of LECO-treated TOPCon Solar CellsSaman Sharbaf Kalaghichi1, Jan Lossen1, Jan Hoß1, Pirmin Preis1, Lazhar Rachdi1, Mertcan Comak1, Jürgen H. Werner2, Lejo Joseph Koduvelikulathu1, Vaibhav Venkat Kuruganti1. 1International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, 2Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||
J3 Understanding the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Signal of Free Electrons in Passivated Silicon SurfacesThien Truong1, Chirag Mule1,2, Rabin Basnet3, P. Craig Taylor2, Sumit Agarwal2, David Mulder1, William Nemeth1, David Young1, Paul Stradins1. 1National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States, 2Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States, 3Australian National University, Canberra, Australia | ||||||
J4 Improvement of Passivation for p-type Silicon Nano-crystals/Silicon Oxide Composite Layer by Atomic Hydrogen Treatment in a Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition SystemHiroto Yamaguchi1, Shohei Fukaya1, Kazuhiro Gotoh1,2,3, Keisuke Ohdaira4, Markus Wilde5, Katsuyuki Fukutani5, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa1,6, Noritaka Usami1,6,7. 1Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 2Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, 3Interdisciplinary Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Technologies, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, 4Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan, 5Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Japan, 6Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 7Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan | ||||||
J5 Correlating Annealing-Induced Electronic and Chemical Degradation of Silicon Heterojunction CellsMargaret Zeile1,2, Andrew V. Teplyakov2, Ujjwal K. Das1. 1Institute of Energy Conversion, Newark, DE, United States, 2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Newark, DE, United States | ||||||
J6 Ag-free Solar Cell Featuring Passivating Contacts with Screen-printed Front Al and Rear Cu Contact with Laser-enhanced Contact OptimizationRuohan Zhong1, Byungsul Min2, Vijaykumar Upadhyaya1, Sebastian Junge2, Young Woo Ok1, Brian Rounsaville1, Rolf Brendel2, Ajeet Rohatgi1. 1Georgia Institute of Technology, ATLANTA, GA, United States, 2Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin , Emmerthal, Germany | ||||||
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AREA 8 |
POSTERS Chair/Organizer: Dennice Roberts, Ana Dyreson, Laurie Burnham Poster Section 3 |
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J7 Comparative snow-shedding performance of landscape versus portrait orientation for photovoltaic systemsAyush Chutani1, David Wallis1, Ana Dyreson1, Laurie Burnham2. 1Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States, 2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States | ||||||
J8 Field Comparison of Snow Losses in Bifacial Fixed Tilt Versus Single Axis Tracking PV systemAyush Chutani, Isobel Bowker, Ana Dyreson. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States | ||||||
J9 Methodologies for Imputing Missing Data for Photovoltaic Performance Loss EstimationNikola Hrelja1, Loic Guillemot2, Lluvia Ochoa3. 1TotalEnergies OneTech, Palaiseau, France, 2TotalEnergies OneTech, Palaiseau, France, 3TotalEnergies OneTech, Palaiseau, France | ||||||
J10 Capacitance-Based Metastability in Samples Extracted from UV-Stressed Silicon TOPCon Photovoltaic ModulesSteve Johnston, Dana B. Kern, Rebecca B. Wai, Kent Terwilliger. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
J11 Integration of electrical circuit simulations for PV degradation simulationsNorman Jost1, Brandon K. Byford1, Jennifer L. Braid1, Clifford W. Hansen1, Martin Bartholomäus2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 2Technical University Denmark, Risø, Denmark | ||||||
J12 Assessing Risks for Photovoltaic Modules: Environmental Conditions, Extreme Weather, and Regional CapacityNorman Jost1, Jennifer Braid1, Elizabeth Palmiotti2, Dirk Jordan2, Jarett Zuboy2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 2National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
J13 pvcracks: python repository for electroluminescence image processing, current-voltage curve fitting and power loss estimationNorman Jost1, Brandon K. Byford1, Rodrigo d. Prado Santamaria2, Clifford W. Hansen1, Jennifer L. Braid1. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 2Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark | ||||||
J14 Solar Technology Soiling R&D: History, Progress, Status, and TrendsLawrence L. Kazmerski1, Suellen C.S. Costa2, Antonia Sonia A.C. Diniz3. 1Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, 2Matrix Energia, São Paulo, Brazil, 3PontifÃcia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||
J15 The Environmental Stability of SnO2, ZnO and Alloyed Buffer LayersLuksa Kujovic, Elliott Groves, Ali Abbas , Luke O. Jones, Mustafa Togay, Luis C. Infante-Ortega, Samuel E. Machin, Adam M. Law, Ana C. Jurado-Estrada, Jake W. Bowers, John M. Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom | ||||||
J16 Bankability Assessment of TOPCon Photovoltaic Modules Through Extended Reliability TestingMengdi Liu1, Eleanor Lee2, Wenhao Xu1, Yating Zhang1, Giorgio Bardizza3, Max Koentopp4, Christos Monokroussos1. 1TÃœV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, 2TÃœV Rheinland (Taiwan) Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, 3TÃœV Rheinland (Italy), Pogliano Milanese, Italy, 4TÃœV Rheinland Solar GmbH, Cologne, Germany | ||||||
J17 The Operation and Durability of UV-Downshifting Encapsulants for Contemporary PV ModulesDavid Miller, Xavier Hanna, Dennice Roberts, Rachael Arnold, Jimmy Newkirk, Kent Terwilliger, Steve Johnston, Rebecca Wai, Peter Hacke, Dana Kern. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
J18 Ashesi Solar Monitoring Network Version II (ASMONET V2): Improved IoT-Based Soiling Measurement for Photovoltaic Systems in West AfricaAugustine Ofosu-Appiah1, Stewart Isaacs2,3, Acheampong A. Afari1, Jeremiah Takyi1, Joshua Nti1, Heather R. Beem1. 1Ashesi University, Berekuso, Ghana, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, 3Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Kigali, Rwanda | ||||||
Walkable Solar ShinglesRichard Perkins, David Meakin. GAF Energy, Georgetown, TX, United States | ||||||
J19 IN-SITU MOISTURE CHARACTERIZATION TO DE-RISK PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATIONSergiu Pop1, Mihail Bora2. 1SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, CA, United States, 2Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States | ||||||
J20 PV That Lasts: Persistence in New York Customer-Sited InstallationsAntonia Sanhueza1, Dana Nilsson2, Dale Tutaj3. 1DNV, Madison, WI, United States, 2NYSERDA, Albany, NY, United States, 3DNV, Milwaukee, WI, United States | ||||||
K1 What Solar Module Test Failures Reveal in 2026: Key Takeaways from Kiwa PVEL’s PV Module Reliability ScorecardArchana Sinha, Jean-Nicholas Jaubert, Todd Karin, Tristan Erion-Lorico. Kiwa PVEL, Napa, CA, United States | ||||||
K2 A Systematic Review of Modeling Approaches for Aging Utility-Scale PV SystemsHanan Wehbi, Silvana Ovaitt, Chris Deline, Heather Mirletz, Joseph Simon, Brian Mirletz, Matthew Prilliman, Garvin Heath, Jal Desai. National Lab of the Rockies, Golden, CO, United States | ||||||
K3 Sensitivity of models for snow-induced energy losses in fixed-tilt PV systems due to different ground snow depth data sourcesShelbie Wickett, Ayush Chutani, Isobel Bowker, Ana Dyreson. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States | ||||||
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AREA 12 / INDUSTRY FORUM |
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN INDUSTRIAL PV CHARACTERIZATION Chair/Organizer: Peter Pasmans, Ron Sinton Celestin A |
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3:30 PV testing based on application and current challengesKetan Patel. First Solar | ||||||
3:45 Challenges in characterization of perovskite photovoltaics under standard conditionsTakeshi Tayagaki. AIST | ||||||
4:00 Solutions for industryAndrás Bojtor. Semilab | ||||||
4:15 From Terrestrial to Orbital: Adapting PV Characterization for SpaceManuel Rozenswig. Arrina | ||||||
4:30 Wish list of characterization needsMeriç Firat. Oxford PV | ||||||
4:45 Challenges of High-Throughput Measurements for 2T Perovskite–Silicon Tandem CellsLukas Ziegler. WAVELABS Eternal Sun GmbH, Leipzig, Germany | ||||||
5:00 - 6:00 PM
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SOCIAL ACTIVITY |
PV CAREERS Imperial 5 |
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7:00 - 9:00 PM
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SOCIAL ACTIVITY |
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL (TICKET REQUIRED) Empire CD (Level 2) |
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